Story Index

Irvin Goodon International Wildlife Museum
Jim Dandy
Jimmy Jock – Minto Cemetery’s First Resident
Jimmy Jock was one of the earliest settlers in the Minto area and had a greater-than-average adventure in reaching southwest Manitoba
John Pritchard
This is the amazing story of a man who was lost for forty days and nights in the wilds of southwest Manitoba.
Kentner's Great Northern Railway Museum
Kitchen Table Surgery - 1882
Lake Max Recreation
Lake Max Sawmill
Lake Metigoshe Recreation
Lake William
Lauder Sandhills
The unique ecology of the Lauder Sandhills attracted the early plains bison which were followed by the humans who hunted them.
Lena House
(1801 - 1802) Lena House is only one of the only fur trading posts established on Turtle Mountains. The HBC established this post with the goal of shutting down all other forts in the area.
Little Schools on the Prairie
Lorna Smith Nature Centre
(1983 - Present) Named after a local freelance journalist, Lorna Smith is an area of protected prairie.
Lyleton Branch
Lyleton Shelterbelts
Main Street in Bede
Two heritage sites link us to the story of a typical railway siding.
Makotchi-Ded Dontipi
Mammoth Tusk
Manchester to Melita
Mandan Trail
The Mandan Trail was a primary artery of travel and trade between the Assiniboine River forts and the Missouri River where the Mandan First Nations lived.
Manitoba Land Survey Systems
(1813 – 1881) The Manitoba Prairies were transformed from a boundless landscape into a surveyed grid in readiness for settlement.
Manitoba's Borders
Marsden Schools
(1908 - 1966) Marsden No 1 was attended by the children of European settlers living on the farmland to the north of Turtle Mountain, whereas Marsden No 2 was attended by Metis children living in teh bush around Lake Metigoshe.
McCharles Cabin
(1940s and 1950s) This tiny cabin was the vibrant home for Roy and Maggie McCharles.